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Semiabsorbable bone plate spacer

US5013315A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1985
Grant dateMay 7, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/00004
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical prosthesis for use in bone fracture fixation comprises a bone plate, a bone plate spacer comprising a blend or mixture of a nonabsorbable polymer and a bioabsorbable polymer, and a means for fastening both the bone plate and the bone plate spacer to the bone.

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